[james roffey]

I have a job on a boat next week the carpets are straightforward but he wants me to clean the interior incuding the seating they are white vinyl  (leather affect) suppose because they have to be waterproof.
What would be the best way to clean these and with what.

[Simon Gerrard]

James,
Pure Clean, Powerburst, Ultrapac Renovate, Fabric Restorer or you could try a leather cleaner. It's a bit trial and error so just do a few test patches and see which gets the best result.
You could use a red pad or scrubbing brush (be careful it's not too agressive) and just wipe the dirt off - simples!
Simon

[ryan mca]

james cleaned upholstery for a yacht last week removed cleaned and returned covers where waterproof
used wool x and stain pro aggitated with bonnet mitt and extracted   

[Steve. Taylor]

James i have the same seating on my boat off white vinyl with brown around the edges
you will get great results with citra concentrate, ultrapac renovate, or a spoon full of citrus gel in a 500ml spray bottle mixed with hot water,

Spray on aggitate with a tampico brush ( soft nail brush) in a circle motion

 like wax on wax off daniel son towel/ rinse off residue light spray with water dry off.

[JandS]

Or wax on whacks off.

John

[John Kelly]

Be aware that these can get heavily ingrained with exhaust staining from either the petrol or diesel engines. No matter how hard you try you can't sometimes remove all of it. I know I've tried numerous times. Don't be too aggresive as you can remove the top surface of the vinyl. Tampico brush is best and any high alkaline detergent, wipe down with wet cloth.

[james roffey]

Many thanks for advice guys i used ultrapac renovate, brushed it on wiped off with hot water came up a treat did not really think i would have much of a problem but on someones £100,000 + boat did not want to make a balls up !

[garybristow]

My girlfriend sat on my boat last night

[james roffey]

Gary thanks for the "mental picture" is she a big girl ?  in other words could you still hear the telly

[garybristow]

funny you should say that James 

[kapilv]

Hi,
I think it depends on the stain.  If it is just a dye stain then no problem, you can use an automotive carpet cleaner. If it is grease or something more intense use some "Gojo" first.

[Paul W Jones]

I did a job on a narrowboat this morning at a local boat yard and, with the wind, nearly lost the machine in the canal!!

[nevil]

I did a carpet in a luxury yacht a couple weeks ago it was about one sq metre . Setup was a nightmare so it ended up the best sq m rate I have ever earned. £80.  I felt guilty asking for it. Can anyone top £80 per sq m.

[Paul W Jones]

Err., no!

[david hutchieson]

I had a problem on a boat recently and ended up lightening some stains on a carpet because there was no power to my portable machine after I had put on my spot remover. In the end it cost me 2000 euro for a rug to cover the stain (500 bucks a sq metre) ... a new carpet for the room was quoted at 25,000. When you do a boat ask for as much as you can because when it goes tits up they will come looking for you!